Syria at U.N. compares militant onslaught to 9/11 attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister on Monday compared what he described as an invasion of foreign terrorists across his country to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, remarks that Washington dismissed as offensive and…
Venezuela expels top U.S. diplomat for fomenting ‘sabotage’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he was expelling the top U.S. diplomat in the South American nation and two others, accusing them of meeting with opposition leaders and encouraging “acts of sabotage” against his c…
Myanmar says won’t allow political opening to spur sectarian violence
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar will not allow those eager to incite ethnic and religious violence to exploit the Southeast Asian country’s newfound openness as it struggles along the path to democracy, Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said on Mond…
Sudan arrests 700 people in week of deadly anti-government unrest
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Seven hundred people have been arrested during a week of the worst unrest in central Sudan in years, the government said on Monday, as protests continued against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Mali fights rebels in north as army officers protest in south
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Tuareg rebels battled soldiers in northern Mali for a second day and disgruntled army officers staged an unruly protest at a southern military base on Monday, underscoring the dual challenge facing the new government.
Nepali official denies labor abuses in Qatar
DOHA (Reuters) – Officials from Nepal and Qatar sought on Monday to play down a news report that Nepali laborers face deadly conditions on the Gulf state’s building sites, holding a joint news conference to say the migrant workers were “safe and fully …
Berlusconi faces obstacles in bid to topple government
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi on Monday faced dissent within his People of Freedom Party, complicating his plans to bring down Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s coalition government.
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian along Gaza border
(Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian near the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Monday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
Norway’s new government concedes on oil, immigration for support
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Conservative leader Erna Solberg said she would form a minority cabinet with the populist Progress Party after talks with two centrist parties broke down on Monday, giving ground on oil exploration and immigration.
At least 13 drown in migrant boat off Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – At least 13 people on a migrant boat arriving in eastern Sicily drowned, apparently after trying to get off their stranded vessel while it was just a few meters from the shore, Italian authorities said on Monday.
